Bowie Offering 250 Free Trees to Residents

From the Arbor Day Foundation: The City of Bowie is providing 250 free trees to residents through Energy-Saving Trees, an Arbor Day Foundation program that helps conserve energy and reduce energy bills through strategic tree planting.

City of Bowie residents can reserve their free trees at www.arborday.org/bowiemd. An online tool helps residents estimate the annual energy savings that will result from planting trees in the most strategic location near their homes. Residents can reserve up to 2 trees and are expected to care for and plant them in the location provided by the online tool. The types of trees offered include the following: Bald cypress, Eastern Redbud, Flowering Dogwood, Northern Red Oak, Red Maple, and Shadblow Serviceberry.

The program will continue until all 250 trees are reserved. The two-to-four foot tall trees will be delivered directly to participants at an ideal time for planting.

The “Energy-Saving Trees” online tool was created by the Arbor Day Foundation and the Davey Institute, a division of Davey Tree Expert Co., and uses peer-reviewed scientific research from the USDA Forest Service’s i-Tree software to calculate estimated benefits. In addition to providing approximate energy savings, the tool also estimates the trees’ other benefits, including cleaner air, reduced carbon dioxide emissions and improved storm water management

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